Wow wow wow. The first time i used an excal was at a tourny, a friend let me use his extra, and was an old, old excal (serial number 00056) with all this new stuff on it (WAS board and eyes, double finger trigger, ect,), and was a really fast, accurate gun. And one thing that i really loved about this gun was that it is probalby one of the most air efficient guns out there, and u can probably get close to a case of paint on a full 68/45. I played back so i didnt have a problem with the wieght, but this gun coulb be a little lighter, not saying its heavy. The only problem i had was the old stock feed neck, which wasnt threaded and was glued, and after about 5 games, fell of over and over and over, which was a little frustrating. When buying this gun stock, it takes some money to make it a really comfortable, perfected gun. One thing that is really important in performance that only come in the 04 excals is the WAS board and WAS eyes. U can shoot sooo much faster with them, and cost about 240 dollars for that setup. With out them, u cant shoot faster then 16 without chopping. The only other performance upgrade is a new barrel. The stock javelin barrels arent anything to brag about, and there also sort of ugly. Those are the only rell performance upgrades. A new grip would be comfortable, the stock plastic ones arent that good. With a lil bit of tweaking and timing here and there this gun can become as good performance wise than a dm4, and are probably a teensy bit more accurate than a dm4.
The good thing about excals that make them like no other gun is how they operate. Everyone knows that cockers are some of the most accurate guns out there. AKA took the closed-bolt operation of the cocker and put it in the excalibur. Actually, excals work a lot like cockers, and have that accuracy AND the faster speed. Why are they faster then even E-cockers (talking about excals with WAS setup)??? Because they work like cockers, but all of the moving stuff is done electronically and internally, getting rid of al of those moving parts.That is also why there a little bulky. One more thing about these is the milling. I have one word for the milling and body...boring. Its too blocky and doesnt really have what u would call inovative milling.

Conclusion:

Overall this gun (with WAS set-up) kicks a$$ and is one of the best oiut there, with accuracy thats arguably the best, speed that is uncapped, and not super heavy, so an excal with a WAS board gets a ten, but one without gets a 9 cuz the ones without eyes tend to chop, and it gets dirty when it chops, and is a b!tch to clean, so it gets a 9 without WAS setup.

Get the pandora board, eyes and switch. They turn the excalibur into a machine gun. Clamping feedneck also helps too.

Strengths:

Very, very smooth. Little mainteance required, no need for major upgrades (except for eyes)

Weaknesses:

Limited to 10bps out of the box, stock barrel isn't the best.

Review:

I picked up my excalibur used. This helped me save over the overpriced retail price. I immediately sent it off to get the eyes drilled and put into it. After getting it back, it was one of the fastest gun i've ever shot. I was amazed by not only the speed, but how smooth it shot. It's also easy to take care of. All you have to do is put a drop of extreme lube into the asa, dry fire a few times, and you're ready to rock. Overall, this is an excellent marker, from a company with an excellent reputation.

Conclusion:

A bit overprices, so pick up one used. This is one of the best guns i've ever shot, right up there with the dm4.

You should get most of the idea by now.
However, it was thought to be heavy, but the jmj milling makes it about 2.5 pounds.
It used to be slow but was'ed out i can get about 18bps.
It is still expensive, efficient (1800 shoots on a 68/4500), deadly accurate, and low low maintenance.
Unfortunately it is no longer in production.

Conclusion:

If you can find and afford one, get one!
Closed bolt gnomes really do exist, and they live in much faster markers these days!

Edit: After a year of use, I like it even more. I may never replace this marker.

when i went to the so-cal paintball expo they were letting people shoot these markers with brand new ricochet apache loaders on em full of paint. i picked this puppy up and checked the trigger, very VERY light snappy pull. i started ripping on this trigger and shot half the hopper in ( it seemed like) two seconds, fast as a mofo. but the best part was that the paint placement never moved. there was one paint splat on the target board and i shot 200 rnds. AWESOME accuracy , way better then my buds impulse. i didnt want to put this thing down, if i had 1300$ i would have bought that thing right there.

Before I owned a gun, I used to borrow this one. I never appreciated it until I shot other guns. Compared to cockers, this is just as accurate, way faster, and much less of a problem. Compared to mags it is faster, and more accurate. And angels, intimidators, impulses, bushmasters, and open bolt guns don't hold up to the accuracy of this gun. In fact, the only guns that I can really compare are the matrices and shockers. I used to have a lot of fun with this gun. After I bought my first personal gun (Bruizer), I relized what a perfect paintball gun the excalibur was. I really would enjoy if they dropped the price on them about $500. In my oppinion, if the only things they changed on the excalibur were the price and the weight, it would be the most popular tournement gun ever. I really miss this gun :(.

The only thing is the weight on an unmillled. But customs can be under 3lbs.

Review:

Dare I say it!?! It is the perfect marker. Low maintenance, super reliable, nothing to adjust besides velocity. Nothing to fiddle with, just gas it up and go. I get close to 2000 balls for a full 68/4500 fill. What more could someone ask for !?!

It is a little pricey compared to most other markers, but compared to the Ironmen Matrixes or the Dragon Intimidators, not that bad at all. But like these markers, you get what you pay for. AKA has super tight manufacturing tolerances which makes for a super reliable marker.

Conclusion:

If you got the $$$... get the Excalibur. Prefer an open bolt feel, get its brother the Viking. Can't go wrong with either... want something even more exotic!?! Get custom ones by On Target Entertainment (Immortal), JMJ Concepts (Featherlite), Splatt Attack (Streamlines), Destructive Customs, Bonebrake and a few others. Visit Pbnation for all the info.

This marker is great i bought mine just lately off ebay for $825 shipped. This marker is fast and extemely accurate. On the flip side it is sorta heavy( mostly because im using angel air). It can be very expensive if you buy it directly from the factory. The main thing about this gun is that is very reliable. My teamate has an angel and it just keeps breaking down from board problems and leaks. No offence to WDP i love their guns i used to own one.

Conclusion:

This is a great gun. I say if you have the money then go for it. The gun is fast and accurate. Pus the service and reliablility are top notch.

The excalibur is one of the nicest guns availibil on the market today. it shoots very nicey and you can set the balls per second to what ever you want to keep up with any hopper. The eyes seem to work with the best and one thing that i liked was the fact that they drilled the eyes at the bottom of the bolt chamber so the ball has to be seeted all the way in before it will register the presence of the ball.

Conclusion:

If you have the money to get one I would recomend it but if you cant trade for one that is bone stock the still shoot nicely.

I have to say that this is simply the best gun I have ever used( so far). The accuracy is the best, and if it is upgraded to the max then watch out opponents. My brother owns a featherlight, and he simply gogs everyone. If you want to survive a match up against one then when you put him in, then don't you dare let him out. I have read reviews about other guns having incredible accuracy, but when i used them i never saw it! people always said you could nail a tack all the way across the field with what they had. they never said it didn't take them all day and several cases to do it. I am always sold on accuracy and this gun has it, but I don't have the money, or at least the courage to spend my money to get one.

Conclusion:

If you are tired of missing game winning shots, then you need to try one out. They are not the fastest gun out(the viking is), but they make the money shots all the time.

if you have an older model, put new 'noids and was board and eyes and if you have a hundo laying around get the scm

Strengths:

Very smooth and easy to rip and INCREDIBLY gas efficient

Weaknesses:

Pricey at start and upgrades are pricey as well

Review:

well mine was a machine gun, pretty much was one of the smoothest, straightest shooting guns around. Only downside is mine was a battery hog. Other than that absolutely beautiful. I had an ugly color, but you'd only say that after i cracked you one in the face. This gun on the other hand IS always that consistent -/+ 1 or 2 unlike other people that claim this consistency.

Conclusion:

well its an incredibly well made peice of machinery. Worked perfect all the time and incredibly consistent and efficient and smooth.